Kelmscott War Memorial
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Name | Kelmscott War Memorial |
Location | Corner of River Road & Orlando Street, Kelmscott 6111 [1] |
Dedication Date | 29th May 1921 |
Kelmscott War Memorial commemorates those from Kelmscott who served in World War One.
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History
Tomorrow (Saturday) the foundation-stone of a massive granite obelisk in commemoration of the men who enlisted from the Kelmscott, Roleystone, and Karragullen districts will be laid by Major-General Sir Talbot Hobbs, at 3 p.m. The obelisk, which will be of imposing dimensions, will occupy a commanding site in the Kelmscott recreation ground, on the Canning River, and the work of its erection has been entrusted to Messrs. Peters and Gillies. [1]
On Sunday afternoon his Excellency will unveil an obelisk which has been erected at Kelmscott to the memory of the men of that district who fell in the war.[2]
Setting
The monument is set prominently on the corner of River Road and Orlando Street, Kelmscott. This is also the north-west corner of the Kelmscott Agricultural Showgrounds at Rushton Park.
Monument Details
West Panel
1914 Lest We Forget 1919
A Record of those from Kelmscott, Roleystone & Karragullen
Who volunteered and served in the Great War for the Liberty of the World
This Memorial was unveiled by His Excellency Sir Francis Newdegate, K.C.M.G. Governor of Western Australia on 29th May,1921
This stone was laid by Major-General Talbot Hobbs K.C.B., K.C.M.G.,V.D, On 21st May, 1921
North Panel
- Walter Raymond Farnham
- Robert Alexander Fernie
- William Henry Gauthern
- Stephen Gittins (Listed as S. Gittens)
- Alfred Gittins (Listed as A. Gittins)
- Jack Hayden Gibson
- Charles Maul Glover
- James Edward Grabham
- George Emanuel Harber
- Maurice Francis Gustavis Hare
- Leslie Jeffery Harvey
- Frederick George Hodges
- Henry Ernest Howard
- Jason Howard
- Thomas Charles Howard
- Charles Richard Irvine MM & Bar
- Albert Stephenson Jackson
- W.M. Knight
- Daniel Adkins Lewis
South Panel
- Roderick McCaskill
- Thomas Alfred Osborne
- William Plant
- Keith George Harman Podger
- E. Rielly
- Alfred Arthur (Fred) Rouse (Listed as F. Rouse) *
- Edward James (Ted) Rouse (Listed as T. Rouse)
- Robert Melville Salter *
- Lionel Newton Savage *
- John (Senior) Shepherd
- John (Junior) Shepherd
- William Arthur Shepherd
- Alfred Slee
- Edward Harris (Ted) Smith
- Hugh Henry Smith
- Amos Roy (Roy) Smith (Listed as R. Smith)
- Francis Joseph (Frank) Steffan (Listed as
- Harold Stinton
- William George Tait
- Alfred Martin Tilly
- John Francis Ullyott
- William Lamplough Ullyott
- Albert Cornelius Jesse Verrier
- Samuel James Verrier *
- John Henry Ward
- Leslie St Clair Ward
- Stuart Alan Webb
- Thomas William Wheatley
- Gordon Percival White
- Lawrence Hamill White MM (Listed as H. White)
- Alice Maud Martin (Listed as Sister A. Martin)
References
- ↑ "KELMSCOTT MEMORIAL.". The Australian (195). Western Australia. 20 May 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "PERSONAL.". The West Australian. XXXVII, (5,958). Western Australia. 23 May 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.